Leone Tonkinson - "07 Legacy in Porcelain"

07 Legacy in Porcelain
Oil on Board, US$ 17,174

07 Legacy in Porcelain

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Details

Oil on Board
Oil on canvas, layered glazing technique

W: 400mm x H: 600mm x D: 60mm
W: 16" x H: 24" x D: 2"

Approx. Weight: 1.99kg

This work is framed (but can be supplied either framed or unframed)

Price

US$ 17,174

Scale

Reference

ART - LCT 411 DTT 1620

About "07 Legacy in Porcelain"

This work explores the idea of cultural layering -- how objects carry history, and how that history shifts across place and time.

At the center is a Delft tulip vase, a form deeply rooted in Dutch tradition. In this piece, the vase is subtly altered, introducing an African element in the handle, creating a quiet dialogue between origins. The tulips -- specifically parrot tulips -- extend this tension through their expressive, almost sculptural presence.

Beneath the arrangement lies a fragment of newspaper, referencing the architectural form of Gebouw A in Radio Kootwijk. This element anchors the work in a specific place, while also suggesting the passing of time and the layering of memory.

The composition brings together European still life tradition and South African light memory, allowing these influences to coexist without hierarchy. In Solar Realism, the focus remains on how structure, surface, and light reveal deeper relationships within the work.

Rather than illustrating heritage directly, the painting allows it to emerge through the interaction of form, material, and context

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About Leone

Leone Tonkinson is a South African-born artist based in the Netherlands, creating luminous oil paintings that unite the warmth of remembered African light with the refinement of European artistic tradition. Founder of Solar Realism, she is sought for her calm presence, depth, and timeless elegance. Through layered glazing techniques, she reveals the quiet radiance held within natural forms. For collectors in South Africa and abroad, her paintings offer more than beauty: they carry a connection to home, shaped through the prestige and cultural richness of Europe.

Price Range

US$ 380-146,916

Exhibitions

Leone Tonkinson has exhibited in both South Africa and Europe, with recurring participation in Kunst in Kootwijk in the Netherlands. Her work is collected for its calm strength, luminous presence, and distinctive meeting of African light memory with European refinement. Through Solar Realism, she creates exhibitions in which each work is given space to breathe, allowing viewers to encounter not only an image but also a felt atmosphere of beauty, memory, and belonging. Her paintings offer more than beauty: they bring home a rare meeting of South African soul and European sophistication.

Education

Formal training in architecture, art history, and classical oil

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